Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Who can be a Guru? - Part 2

 

Regarding Guru there is one very famous couplet.

 

" Guru Govind dono khade, kinke laagu paaye

Balahaari Gurudev ki, Govind diyo bataaye. "

 

When Govind (God) is shown, when God stands in front of you, then

Guru's glories are praiseworthy. Govind is not shown, and one has

become a Guru - this is plain and simple cheating ! Simply by

becoming a Guru, Guruhood are not established. In this couplet,

there is no greatness in that Guru who stands alone. Glories are of

that Guru, besides whom stands God - in other words, only he who has

made us attain Bhagwaan (God).

 

Real Guru is he who has in his mind the desire for the salvation and

welfare of the Disciple; and real disciple is he who has devotion

for the Guru -

 

" Ko waa Gururo hi hitoupedeshthaa,

shishyastu ko yo Gurubhakt eva. " (Prashnoutteri 7)

 

If a Guru is a realized soul and a disciple is true abider of

instructions and teachings of the Guru, then there is no doubt about

the disciple's benediction.

 

" Paaras keraa guna kisaa, palataa nahin lohaa,

kai toh nij paaras nahin, ke beech rahaa bichohaa. "

 

By the touch of the philosopher' s stone if iron does not turn to

gold, then that philosopher' s stone is not genuine, or the iron is

not genuine, or there was some obstruction in between. Similarly if

the disciple does not realize the Essential Truths (Realization)

then either the Guru is not a realized soul, or the disciple does

not follow through all the instructions of the Guru, or in between

there are sentiments of insincerity and deceit.